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Ski troops.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 462 Collections and/or Records:

Anthony J. Sileo Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2185
Scope and Contents

Collection contains memoir: My Life in the 10th Mountain Division (n.d.)

Dates: circa 1975

Anthony N. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD386
Content Description

Collection consists of approximately 200 letters from Smith to his parents from 1943-1946, including newspaper clippings, photographs and postcards. A letter from February 11, 1946 included a burned letter that had been in an airmail plane crash. Notes regarding content description of 185 letters were provided by Barbara Mason (Smith) Selby.

Dates: 1943-1946

Armand Casini Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD113
Scope and Contents

Includes pen and ink maps titled: "The Mountaineers" (7 originals numbered 2-8, 8 copies numbered 1-8) and a book of cartoon drawings from Reunion in Europe (1969).

Dates: 1969, undated

Armand W. Giovanni Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2120
Scope and Contents

Collection contains Giovanni's war journal (1945), military records, postcards (1945), photographs (1943-1945).

Dates: 1943-1945, 1980

ARNOLD C. HOLEYWELL

 Collection
Identifier: TMD62
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE Arnold C. Holeywell's World War II correspondence, along with his World War II sketches and watercolors, make up a significant portion of this collection, which spans 1943 through 1997. Additional materials document Holeywell's active participation in the 10th Mountain Division Alumni Association and the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division. SERIES 1 WORLD WAR II 1943-1945 BOX 1 Letters Holeywell wrote to his mother make up the...
Dates: 1943-1997

ARTHUR F. MUSCHLER PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: TMD26
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection spans 1944 to 2002. It includes historical reference materials as well as administrative papers related to Muschler's role in the International Federation of Mountain Soldiers and the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division. Limited photographs and personal papers complete the collection. SERIES 1 PAPERS 1944-2002 BOX 1-2 Brief histories, both from American and German perspectives, comprise the 10th Mountain...
Dates: 1944-2002

Arthur F. Thompson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2219
Scope and Contents

Collection contains a copy of Thompson's memoirs: A Military Journey - memoirs of Arthur F. Thompson as a 10th Mountain Division soldier in World War II (2013).

Dates: circa 2000

ARTHUR G. DRAPER PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: TMD199
Scope and Contents The bulk of the Arthur G. Draper papers consists of letters he wrote to his wife Lili and their children from 1942 through 1945. Also included are letters to and from his parents from 1943 through 1945 and letters Daper received from various people. Lili Draper made copies of Draper's letters for his parents and for the Vetter family, whose son also served with the 10th Mountain Division.The papers include a newspaper clipping, military papers, and an article Draper wrote for ...
Dates: 1942-1996

August Teborek Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD200
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs of Camp Hale (1944) and newspapers clippings of the Italian campaign (1945).

Dates: 1944-1945

Ballard G.Busby Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1925
Scope and Contents

Includes 13 large photographs (copies) showing Camp Hale (Colorado) and Italy during World War II, one small photo of Pvt Haslam, correspondence, and a Bronze Star Medal citation (July 5, 1945).

Dates: 1944-1945

Bardulf C. Ueland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2041
Scope and Contents

The collection contains family correspondence (1944-1946); biographical materials (n.d.).

Dates: 1944-1946

Benjamin Duke papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD56
Scope and Contents

Collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence (1984-1995), maps with personal notes, memorabilia, military (1942-1945) and personal (1989) papers and manuscript: Skiing Soldiers to Skiing Entrepreneurs: Development of the Colorado Ski Industry (1989).

Dates: 1983-1996

Benjamin E. Weschler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD139
Scope and Contents

The collection contains Weschler's scrapbook; 1 water color and 1 pencil sketch related to Ski Troop training.

Dates: 1944-1945

BERNARD J. MURPHY PAPERS

 Collection
Identifier: TMD41
SCOPE AND CONTENT

The collection spans December 24, 1944 to March 29, 1945 and includes letters between Murphy and his wife, Yvette. Also included are letters between Murphy and his sister-in-law, Rheita Turgeon. Murphy began sending letters home just two days after his arrival in Italy. His first letters describe his impressions of Italy. Later letters provide numerous details and observations about his life on the front lines, his brief hospitalization and his short assignment to a rest camp.

Dates: 1944-1945

Bertrand T. Cross Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD116
Scope and Contents

Two drawings of downhill skiers (pencil sketches).

Dates: Undated

Bill Milne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD99
Scope and Contents An extensive inventory, created by John Duffy, president of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division, is included with the Bill Milne papers. The collection includes: photographs, postcards (includes Pisa, Florence, Castel d'Aiano, Riva del Garda, Torbole, Tampello, Cave del Predil, Trieste, Venice and Grossglockner, Austria); citations (includes commendations from General Lucien Truscott, Field Marshall Alexander, General Mark Clark and General George Hays); religious service...
Dates: 1937-1945

Bill W. Seaman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD106
Scope and Contents

Collection includes loose photos, 126th Engineers reunion (September 1994), a photograph album, 126th Engineers reunions (1994, 1996) and a letter from Seaman to his parents (May 16, 1945), three photo albums (1992-1994).

Dates: 1945-1994

Bob Dole Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD55
Scope and Contents

Collection contains newspaper clippings, congressional report (May 19, 1970), correspondence regarding reactivation of the 10th Mt. Division (January 11, 1985), transcript for an interview with Maria Teichner for CBS Sunday Morning (1994), transcript for speech to Senate about the 50th Anniversary of WWII (1994) and campaign materials and photos.

Dates: 1970-2002

Bruce A. Wakefield Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2196
Scope and Contents

Collection contains: photocopies of Wakefield's military records (1945, 1946); correspondence (1943, 1945, 1988).

Dates: 1945-1988

Bruce B. Cooke Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2108
Scope and Contents

Collection contains photocopies and transcripts of letters written to Crooke's parents (1945).

Dates: May 13, 1945

Bruce P. Brown Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD396
Content Description The collection contains materials from Bruce P. Brown from his time in the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army during World War II. Content includes postcards, black-and-white-photographic prints, souvenir maps, correspondence, Army documents and publications, magazine articles, a portable sewing kit, and a handmade cardboard keepsake box. Brown has made annotations on newsletters and maps describing his experiences. The majority of materials in this collection are from Brown’s...
Dates: 1943-1945

C. Page Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD202
Scope and Contents

Collection contains newspaper clippings, obituaries (1995), copies of photographs (1949, 1950), manuscript copy of Time and Tide: Reflections on the Strange Journey of Old Age by Smith (1992), correspondence regarding Smith's death (1995).

Dates: 1949-1995

Carl D. Kerekes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2012
Scope and Contents

Included in the collection are Kerekes' military records from office candidate school (1944) and a copy of his memoir: "Recollections - Ski Troops at War" (2000).

Dates: 1944, 2000

Carleton B. Shay Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2214
Scope and Contents

Collection contains: CD-Rom with copies, pictures and documents used for My Life in the Mountain Troops oral history (n.d.); soldiers handbooks (1943-1945).

Dates: 1943-1945

Caspar F. Cowan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1999
Scope and Contents

The collection contains copies of three memoirs written by Cochran: "A Staff Sergeant's View of Mt. Belvedere" (ca.1997); "Kiska: The Biggest Dry Run of the Ski Trooper Clan" (ca.19970; "In the North Apennines of Italy, Winter 1945" (ca.1997); and copies of twenty photographs dating from 1943-1944.

Dates: 1943-1944, 1997

Charles A. Peterson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD156
Scope and Contents

The collection contains articles, clippings, snapshots, postcards and military photographs documenting the 10th Mountain Division in Italy; photographs of Camp Hale, Colo.; Peterson's service in Korea (1943-1953).

Dates: 1944-1945

CHARLES A. WOUDENBERG

 Collection
Identifier: TMD310
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The collection spans 1943 to circa 2000 with Woudenberg's World War II letters making up the bulk of the material. Military records, limited memorabilia, and photographs complete the collection. SERIES 1 PAPERS 1943-1954 BOX 1 The bulk of this series is made up of letters written by Charles A. Woudenberg to his family while stationed at Camp Hale and Camp Swift and during the Italian campaign in 1945. Letters that mention "Ant"...
Dates: TBD

Charles C. Messler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: TMD39
Scope and Contents

Collection includes scrapbook materials, change of address material, copies of photos and ephemera.

Dates: Check date

Charles D. Hunt Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M2128
Scope and Contents

Collection contains personal correspondence, ephemera from Hunt to his parents (1943-1945); daily devotional book (1943); copy of memoir: Memories - Thoughts - Experiences of World War II (n.d.); inventory of items donated (1995, 1998).

Dates: 1943-1945, 1995-1998

Charles E. Cochran Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M1998
Scope and Contents

The collection includes Cochran's military records and clothing inventories (1943-1945) and correspondence (1943-1945).

Dates: 1943-1945